单词 | chondrocranium |
释义 | > as lemmaschondroˈcranium chondroˈcranium n. Brit. /ˌkɒndrə(ʊ)ˈkreɪnɪəm/ , U.S. /ˌkɑndrəˈkreɪniəm/ , /ˌkɑndroʊˈkreɪniəm/ the primitive brain-case, composed of cartilage.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > embryo parts > [noun] > skull or brain visceral cleft1870 metencephalon1871 chondrocranium1875 protocerebrum1885 protencephalon1887 parachordal1892 tritencephalon1910 parencephalon1911 1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 753/1 The primordial skull or chondro-cranium. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 258/2 In front of the vertebral column lies the cartilaginous trough, the chondrocranium, which protects the brain. 1919 J. G. Kerr Embryol. II. 306 The skull consists in its simplest form primarily of a chondro-cranium—a trough of cartilage, the cavity of which is occupied by the brain. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. XII. 591/1 The parts of the skull which develop in cartilage constitute in the embryo what is called the chondrocranium. < as lemmas |
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